| 词条 | Indian Killer |
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| name = Indian Killer | title_orig = | translator = | image = File:IndianKiller.JPG | caption = First edition | author = Sherman Alexie | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = United States | language = English | series = | subject = | genre = | publisher = Atlantic Monthly Press | pub_date = September 1996 | english_pub_date = | media_type = Print, e-book | pages = 420 pp[1] | isbn = 0-87113-652-X | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} Indian Killer is a novel written by Sherman Alexie, featuring a serial killer in the city of Seattle, Washington, who scalps white men. Because of this technique, he is called the "Indian Killer" and rising fear provokes anti-Native American violence and racial hostility. PlotA serial murderer terrorizes Seattle, hunting and scalping white men. The crimes of the so-called 'Indian Killer' triggers a wave of violence and racial hatred. Seattle's Native Americans are shaken and confused. John Smith, born Indian and raised by whites, desperately yearns for his lost heritage and seeks his elusive true identity. He meets Marie, an Indian activist outraged by people like Jack Wilson, a mystery writer who claims to be part Indian. As a bigoted radio personality incites whites to seek revenge, tensions mount and Smith fights to slake the anger that engulfs him.[1] ReceptionPublishers Weekly wrote, "this novel offers abundant evidence of a most promising talent extending its range." The editorial review on Amazon.com said, "Alexie's new novel is a departure in tone from his lyrical and funny earlier work" and that "Alexie layers the story with complications and ancillary characters".[2]The New York Times wrote, "It's difficult not to make Indian Killer sound unrelievedly grim. It is leavened repeatedly, however, by flashes of sardonic wit, the humor that Indians use to assuage pain.[3]Sherman Alexie has said Indian Killer is "a feel-good novel about interracial murder".[4] Film versionIn the 1990s, Alexie was to direct a film version of Indian Killer yet the film was never made.[4] CharactersMajor characters
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.fallsapart.com/indiankiller.html |title=ShermanAlexie.com: Indian Killer |publisher=Fallsapart.com |date= |accessdate=2010-12-13}} {{Sherman Alexie novels}}2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Indian-Killer-Sherman-Alexie/dp/0446673706 |title=Indian Killer (9780446673709): Sherman Alexie: Books |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2010-12-13}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|work=The New York Times|title=Skin Games|author=Nicholls, Richard E.|date=November 24, 1996|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/24/books/skin-games.html}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|work=The New York Times|title=An Indian Without Reservations|authorlink=Timothy Egan|author=Egan, Timothy|date=January 18, 1998|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/18/magazine/an-indian-without-reservations.html}} 5 : 1996 American novels|Novels by Sherman Alexie|Native American novels|Novels set in Seattle|English-language novels |
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